Unloading and stacking apparatus



(No Model.)

J. J. SGHRAG. UNLOADING AND STAGKING APPARATUS. No. 510,937. PatentedDec. 19, 1893.

UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. scnniac, or VALENTINE, KANSAS.

UNLOADING AND STACKING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,937, dated December19, 1893. Application filed May 17, 1893- Serial No. 474,584. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. SOHRAG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Valentine, in the county of Harvey and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Unloading and Stacking Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined unload ing and stacking apparatus,and it has for its object to provide an improved apparatus of thischaracter, wherein headed grain can be easily and readily unloaded ontoa stacker, and elevated onto the stack without scattering or blowingabout.

To this end the main and primary object of the invention is to combinethe unloading and stacking of beaded grain in a single ap paratus havingefficient facilities for this purpose.

With these and other objects in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure 1 is a side elevation of anunloading and stacking apparatus constructed according to this inventionshowing the parts of the apparatus in their proper relative positions.Fig. 2 is a central vertical horizontal sectional view of theconstruction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail inperspective of the grain or header box, removed from the wagon runninggear, and the front side door being open.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Arepresents a hay stacker of theordinary construction having the swinging fork arms 13, controlledin theusual manner, and carrying at their outer ends the lifting fork O. Thelifting fork C at the outer extremities of the fork arms of the stacker,is entirely inclosed at its sides by the fork boxing D, the oppositeside pieces of which boxing are pr vided with the end notches E, for thepurpose to be presently described. By reason of boxing the fork in, asdescribed, headed grain can be elevated to the stack with as equalfacility as long hay. The boxed stacker fork, when in its loweredposition, is adapted to re ceiveits load of hay from the portable grainor header box F. The portable grain or N, which is adapted to header boxF, is mounted on the wagon running gear G, in the same manner as anordinary wagon box, and is provided with an outer closed side- H, and anopposite inner open side I which open side is formed between thedeclining end walls J, of the box, and forms the side discharge openingtherefor, and is adapted to be inclosed by the hinged side door K. Thehinged side door K, is hinged to one bottom edge of the box F, and isheld in its closed position over the open side I, by the securing hooksL, engaging eyes Z, at opposite ends of said box, and when the said sidedoor is unhooked, it drops into the end notches E, of the fork boxing D,so that the grain or header box opens directly into the boxed fork, whenin its lowered position while at the same time such side door preventsthe grain from working out over the outer end of the fork box. Arrangedwithin the grain or header box F, near its open discharge side, in closeproximity to one edge of its bottom, is the pivoted not bar M, to whichbar is secured one end of the unloading net be placed inside of thegrain or header box. The unloading net N, has secured to its freeextremity the outer not bar 0, which when the net is arranged inside ofthebox is adapted to rest on the supporting pins P, projecting from theouter closed side of the box. An engaging ring p, is connected with theouter net bar 0, and is adapted to receive the hook end of the draftrope Q, passing through the stacker and operated by the same power thatelevates the grain .onto the stack. Now it is thought that. theconstruction and operation of the hereindescribed apparatus will bereadily apparent. When the boxed stacker fork is in its loweredposition, the headed grain wagon is wheeled up alongside of the outerend of the fork, with its load of headed grain, which is placed withinthe box on top and inside of the unloading net, arranged inside of thebox as previously described. Having brought the wagon along side of thefork, the side door K, is dropped into the end notches of the fork box,and the draft rope Q, placed in engagement with the ring connected tothe outer free end of the net. The power is now applied and theunloading net swings on its pivoted bar M and rolls the entire load ofheaded grain into the box fork. The draft rope is now discon-' nectedfrom the netand connected with the means for elevating or lifting thefork to throw the grain onto the stack in the ordinary manner.

Changes in theform, proportion and the minor details of construction asembraced within the scope of the appended claims, may be resorted towithout departing from the principle or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In an apparatus of the classdescribed, the combination of an open boxing adapted to inclose astacker fork and provided with end notches designed to receive the sidedoor of a header box, and an unloading device for transferring the loadfrom a header box into said open boxing, substantially as set forth.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with theheader box having a door-inclosed side discharge opening, of a net barM, pivoted at its extremities inside of said header box and at a pointwithin the side discharge opening, the unloading net N,

attached at one end to saidpivoted-met bar which turns withtheinevementzor-the net, a

draft rope adapted to be connected to the outer free end of the net, andsupporting pins attached to one side of the header box near its upperend anti-adapted to support the free end of thevnet when in positionwithin the header box, substantially as set forth.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with theheader box having a door-inclosed side discharge opening, of a net barM, pivoted at its extremities inside of said header box and at a pointwithin the side discharge opening, the unloading net N, attached at oneend to said pivoted net bar which turns withthe movement of the net, anda draft rope adapted to be connected to the outer free end of the net,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

- Witnesses:

J. SINn, O. RISSER.

